The 10th One-Day Retreat at Minh Chat Ashram in Can Tho

Junior Thich Tam Hue and devout Buddhists of Hoang Phap pagoda returned to Minh Chat retreat in Can Tho on Dec. 18th, 2022 (Nov. 25th, LC) to attend The 10th One-Day Retreat.

Attending the retreat were the presence of monks at Hoang Phap pagoda, such as Junior Thich Tam Duoc, Novice Thich Tam Hac and Novice Thich Tam Thi.

After breakfast, the monks guided Buddhists in the demeanor to fold hands, prostrate; how to walk, recite Buddha's name, and make an offering. After that, the mass had the time of reciting the Buddha's name, and chanted the precepts.

In the sharing Buddhadharma, the monk answered questions and things that practitioners did not understand in the studying.

On behalf of Buddhists, Doctor Lien Thu who raised a question to the monks: "How to find myself a method of cultivation in the 4.0 era".

Junior Thich Tam Duoc shared the topic: Four-method support to have a noble spiritual life, which are: Dharma, fortune, good friends, environment:

-Dharma practice is our life as our rice, and our breath. Let us recite the Buddha's name, the Dharma, the Sangha, and do good deeds to increase merit and wisdom. By proper practice, it helps nurture bodhicitta until the day the body breaks down, helping everyone practice diligently… So, let's rely on the practice to support life, help body and mind be at peace, and overcome afflictions, develop the mind to serve Three Jewels and Dharma Realm of sentient beings.

-Assets are daily life, food, clothing, shelter, medicine. Let's take advantage of existing conditions such as health, wealth, do good deeds, live a good life to overcome afflictions, take care of the cause of this life and the next life. Practice diligently in the right way to become a noble person, avoiding becoming a useless person.

-Friends: "Eating rice with soup, practice with friends". When we go to the temple to practice, give each other a sympathetic look, affectionate smile, sympathy; the defilements will naturally disappear. Listening to Dharma and reciting Buddha's name are ten good causes; Reciting the Buddha's name is reciting the Buddha's grace, so we try to practice well with the monks and appreciate what we have for each other.

-Environment: is the practice environment, let's show ourselves as educated people, let's return to ourselves, do good deeds, give up evil actions, keep our minds pure. Let's let go of things that practitioners own, so live "With little desires, knowing enough".

Over an hour of preaching, monks and Buddhists felt very peaceful, and took it as an extremely valuable knowledge on their way of learning.

After the Dharma talk, the mass had lunch together. In the afternoon, the monks guide Buddhists to meditate and recite the Buddha names.

Then, monks and Buddhists bought some carp, chanted sutras, recited the Buddha's name and took refuge for them, then released them into the Hau River, Can Tho.

Representative of the delegation, Junior Thich Tam Hue paid his gratitude to the monks of Hoang Phap Pagoda, who did not mind the long distance coming to the ashram to support the successful retreat. May the Sangha be a peaceful body, bright wisdom, perfect Buddhist affairs.

The cultivation day ended in the joy of the mass.

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